Is anyone interested in riding at Swatara State Park (Jonestown, PA) and then going to the Troegs brewery this Sunday?
Swatara State Park is a mini Raystown, with less rocks, but more roots and twistiness and it's all singletrack. It's a great place to bring along spouses or friends that are a little intimidated by the trails in Michaux. We could ride the trail system in one direction and then ride the system again in the reverse direction. I've done this and it is very different in each direction. There's also a few log-stacles for some to play on as well. It's fast, twisty and fun! I’ve been told by a SAMBA member that his gps put it at about 10 miles. I figure it would take us about 3 hours to ride the trails in both directions and get a quick 20 mile ride in.
Right now Troegs has a big selection of their beers. They have 11 or 12 beers on draft. There's only a few times a year that they have that many beers at the tasting room. You can get beer flights that are 5 small beers if you’re there for variety or can’t decide on what to have in a pint. They don’t allow you to bring food into the new place, so you’ll want to order some of their unique food to soak up that beer. The new brewery is worth the trip if you haven’t seen it.
So, I would like to combine a ride at Swatara State Park with a club trip to Troegs. I would still go with our usual 9am start time. I think Swatara is a little more than one and a half hours from Chambersburg. So, some carpooling might be prudent. I know it's a little far for the Chambersburg part of the club, but it's worth doing once a year. Think of it as a trip to drink and eat at the Troegs brewery with some sweet twisty singletrack mountain bike riding beforehand.
Of course this ride is weather dependent. If the trails are too wet, I’ll have to pull the ride and try for the following weekend.
Who’s in?
If this Sunday doesn't work but the 30th does, then let me know. I can do either Sunday and I'd rather go when more of you can.
If this Sunday doesn't work but the 30th does, then let me know. I can do either Sunday and I'd rather go when more of you can.



















